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C. E. SMITH. MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING FILAMENTOUS BISCUIT.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.23, I912- Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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ACTURING FILAMENTOUS BISCUIT.

APPLICATION FILED 'JAN. 23. l9l2- Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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CHARLES E. SMITH, OE'JNIAGAEA FALLS, NEW YORK, 'AssIGnoE. TO THESHREDDED WHEAT comm, or NIAGARA FALLS, N W YoEK.

MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING FILAMENTOUS BISCUIT.

Application filed January. 23,

To all whom it'may concern, p Be it known -that I, CHARLES E. SMITH,citizen of the United States, resident of Niagara Falls, in the countyof Niagara andState of New York, have made a certain new and usefulInventioni-n Means "for Manufacturing Filamentous Biscuit; and I declarethefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of'thesame,such-as willenabl others skilled in the art. to which it appertains tomake and use the invention, 1 reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters or*figuresof reference marked thereon, whichform apart of this specification.

Figure 1 is a 'de view of a roll machine illustrating the invention.\Fig. 2 is a transverse view, enlarged and partly in section, on line ey Fig. 3. Fig. 3 isa top view. enlarged and partly in section on'linem-m Fig. 2. a he object of the invention is to provide means formanufacturing filamentous bis-. cuit of smaller size ,than the width ofthe reducing rolls, and it consists in the novel construction andcombinations of devices, as

hereinafter set forth. a

Roll machines for the manufacture offilamentous biscuit are ofconsiderable size, the grooved reducing rolls being usually made. aboutfive inches long, because smaller rolls would materially increase thecomplication and expense of connected apparatus for preparingand feedingthe grain, as well as of the rolls themselves, considered in relationto'the production. The band of piled filaments which is formed on thereceiver must be subdivided into biscuit forms, and this has beenaccomplished by means for pinching the band transversely, this pinchingI serving not only to subdivide the, band into biscuit sections, butalso to compress the sion, so that each biscuit form is an-entirety,

filaments together at the linesof subdivi its filaments being pinchedtogether and se-,

curely joined at their. ends. The width of these biscuit forms, however,corresponds with the length of the reducing rolls. In

0rd r to make biscuit ofless width from such a band of filaments, it isdesigned to pinch the band longitudinally, that is to say in thedirection in which the filaments lie, substantially parallel to eachother, in the receiver; and as these filaments are loosely 's' ie mati mPatent. y t i t A 15 119 s 1912. Serial No. erasaa' piled they aredesigned tobe brought some-.

what closer together, so that the pinching will be effective inform'ingthe edges of he biscuit. In the accompanying? drawings,illustrating themechanism'preferred to accomplish these 'resultsQthenumeral 2 indicates the reducing roll heads, having finely grooved rolls3, from which the grain, softened by water and curedin'the usual mannor,is discharged in filament form byrdischarging strips 4 upon a movingreceiver 5, which is in the form of a belt of links 6, which run upon'asuitable track 7. Thelink Ghas a fiat bottom 8 and lateral flanges 9.

Means are provided to produce longitudinal divisional creases in thelayers or band of filaments upon the receiver, said means consistingpreferably of a. flanged roller of proper width to run easily betweenthe flanges of the links 6. To this end, supports 11 aresecured to theframing 10 at the sides of the track, and these suppprts are connectedby a transverse bar 12, .and provided each with a vertical slot, throughwhich passes abearing lug 13 of a bail-form frame 14 having an adjustingscrew 15.

The creasing roller 16, of proper width to run easily between theflanges of the links 6, is provided with. a shaft Whose journals areseated in the bearing lugs of the frame 14:; and, as it is preferred torun the roller by a positive drive, the shaft is provided with asprock't wheel which is geared to a sprocket wheel 1 in connection withthe belt-moving mechanism. On the roller 16 are circumferential V-formor laterally beveled flanges 18, designed to crease or pinch the band offilaments longitudinally. against the bottoms of the linksof thereceiver belt. This roller is suspended by the bail-frame 14: and itsadjusting screw, its shaft engaging the bearing lugs of said bail-frame;and engaging these lugs on top or in the" upper portions of. the slotsof the supports 11 are springs v 19, which, in turn, are inengagementwith adjusting screws 20, seated in saidgsupports.

In this way it is designed to regulate the pressure of the springsinterposed between the bearings of the creasing roller and the support,to compensate for the adjustment of the yieldable bail-form frame.Inequalities of motion of the receiver" and variation in the consistencyof the filament materlal a e. also provided for.

' ters Patent is:

The adjustable screw 15 of the bail-form frame, bearing upon the suport, is capable of being lifted and separate therefrom under strain.Extending into the supports 11 below the bearing lugs are check screws21, whereby the downward movement of the roller 16 is limited and thethickness of the layer is gaged. The link receiver belt is designed topass between an upper endless belt 22 of cutting or pinching links and alower endless belt 23 of cutting or pinching links, the links of eachbelt having transverse flanges which operate between the carrying links6 of thereceiver. The smooth surface of the roller 16, between itsflanges, serves to somewhat compress the filaments together and shapethe tops of the sections of the band of filaments. so that they are madeof even thickness. The beveled form ofthe flanges of the roller isdesigned not only for compressing the filaments laterally, but also togive form to the sides of each section or subdivision and to providethat the flanges shall leave the band of filaments easily and withoutadhesion. By these devices it is designed that the band of longitudinalfilaments piled on the receiver shall be creased or pinchedlongitudinally and transversely, to subdivide it into small uniformsections. Owing to the preferably limited number of filaments piled uponeach other it is quite open in structure and freely pervious to air, anditis designed that the longitudinally creasing meansshall compress theband of filaments to substantially close the interstices thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let- 1. In a machine of the class described, a

support. a vieldable frame having an adjustable device bearingupon saidsupportand capable of being lifted and separated therefrom under strain.and a creaslng roller having bearings in said frame and yieldabletherewith.

2. In a machine of the class described, a support, a vieldableframe-having an adjustable device bearing upon said support and.fromunder' strain, I .bearmgs lll'sflld frame and yieldabletherecapable of being lifted and separated therea creasing roller havingwith, and adjustable means underlying said frame and having a bearingupon said sup- Y port capable of being lifted and separated therefromunder strain, a creasing roller having bearings in said frame andyieldable therewith, springs interposed between said bearings and saidsupport, and means for adjusting the tension of said springs.

5. In a machine of the class described, a support, a yieldable frame, anadjustable screw threaded in the central portion of said frame, having abearing upon said support capable of being lifted and separatedtherefrom under strain. a creasing roller having bearings in said frame,springs interposed between said bearings and said support. screws uponsaid support for adjusting the tension of, said springs, and screwsunderlying said bearings for limiting the downscrews underlyingsaidbearings to limit the downward movement of said frame and of saidroller.

In testimony whereof I afiix in presence of two witnesses:

CHARLES E. SMITH.

. witnessesz' JAs. TRAVERSE," E. HANNEL.

